noun + noun, IS or ot
noun+noun
Nouns are often used before other nouns as adjectives. The noun that comes first does not have piurai
-s.This is called a compound noun.
power station (a building that contains machines that produce power)
export earnings (earnings from exports)acomputer screen
the bathroom window
abottle opener
aseat belt
ateapotA noun as adjective often explains- what a thing is part of
- where the thing is found
- what a thing is for
- what type of thing it is
- what a thing contains
Words which are always piurai egclothes, news,keep the piurai form in compounds.
aclothes brush anews broadcast
Two short nouns usually join together as one word, egteapot.Other compounds are written as two
words, eg abottle opener,or may have a hyphen, eg abus-stop.Check in a dictionary as the use of
hyphens varies greatly.
A noun can have twa nouns as adjectives.
shop window displays Christmas tree Iightspossessive apostrophe, of
Use the apostrophe and-sat the end of a singular noun ar name to show that something belongs to
sameone, egHelen's bike.
Use only an apostrophe after a piurai-s,egthe junior girls' team.
With names end ing in -s, use either an apostrophe, or an apostrophe with -s.
St James' Park St James 's Park
We generally use ofwhen we describe one thing belonging to another.
the bottom ot the sea the rotation ot the Earth
Note that usage varies, and other forms are possible, depending on the context. When you are
uncertain, use of.
the sea bottom the Earth's rotationNote: the apostrophe is also used in contractions, egit isn't.This is not a possessiveapostrophe.G